HUMAN remains found in an unmarked burial chamber do not require further investigation say police - but their identity still remains a mystery.

Last week The Hinckley Times reported that workmen digging up a leaking water pipe had stumbled upon a forgotten brick room hidden underneath a footpath through St Mary’s Cemetery in Hinckley.

Inside the waterlogged room were skulls and other bones from at least two bodies. Historians who visited the scene of the discovery identified the bodies as most-likely Victorian, but before the tomb could be resealed Rev John Whittaker informed Leicestershire Police of the find.

He said: “We did let the police know. Two police officers came down, and they called their sergeant, who ultimately came to the judgement that it wasn’t of interest for a police investigation.

“We also told the Diocese, who were concerned that it was all done in an appropriate and dignified way.

“Following our principal of minimul disturbance, we carried out a bit of work the next day and sealed the hole and put the earth back on top.”

A spokesman for Leicestershire Police confirmed that an officer had been assigned to the find, had attended the scene and that nothing “suspicious” was found to warrant further investigation.

However since the find a search through Church records has failed to shed light on the identities of the bodies.

Rev Whittaker said: “The way Church records are kept we only record that a funeral has taken place, and not where bodies have been buried.

“Given that we’re looking at around a 50 year period, there’s no real leads to go on.”